Maine’s dwindling cedar supply leaves uncertain future for log home company
Katahdin Forest Products was forced to layoff 20 employees and close one of their mills due to a lack of cedar. Credit: BDN file photo
OAKFIELD, Maine — On the heels of a banner sales year in 2022, Katahdin Forest Products has closed one mill and laid off 20 employees because its cedar stock is nearly depleted.
The combination of warmer weather and a 30 percent reduction in the number of Maine firms harvesting timber means the company cannot keep pace with the demands of cedar log home and fencing sales, owner David Gordon said.
Read more.
